Adapted from the bestselling biographical book, this story recounts the time Mitch Albom spent with Morrie Schwartz shortly before his death. Sixteen years after graduation Mitch, a successful journalist, learns Morrie, his former professor, is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease. Compelled to visit his favorite professor one more time, Mitch unknowingly begins what will become a weekly pilgrimage to one last class. The class topic: the meaning of life.